Politics & Government News

1:59 AM on Monday, August 31

Japan’s Defense Ministry has disclosed details of an 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) budget request for the next fiscal year that officials say will increase significantly after the government adopts new security and defense plans later in the year

11:47 PM on Sunday, August 30

The United Arab Emirates’ air force has intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters

10:13 PM on Sunday, August 30

An election in eastern Germany on Sunday could produce the first far-right state governor in the country’s post-World War II history

9:18 PM on Sunday, August 30

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to rally the world's largest economies this week

9:10 PM on Sunday, August 30

Colleges around the country are seeking approval for a new federal grant program, Workforce Pell, to aid students enrolled for short-term job training

9:09 PM on Sunday, August 30

Donald Trump frequently hints at a third presidential run, even wearing 2028 campaign hats

9:07 PM on Sunday, August 30

Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to speak Monday at the annual gathering of the Republican Jewish Coalition

9:00 PM on Sunday, August 30

The leaders of China, Russia and India are among the heads of state gathering at a meeting billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence

8:41 PM on Sunday, August 30

Leaders from some of the world’s least populous states are gathering in Palau for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

5:44 PM on Sunday, August 30

Plans in one of Texas’ largest counties to use dozens fewer polling location than previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections

3:16 PM on Sunday, August 30

The U.S. Treasury Department is preventing certain journalists from covering a finance meeting among the world’s most powerful countries

3:00 PM on Sunday, August 30

Google says it has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States

2:39 PM on Sunday, August 30

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions

12:59 PM on Sunday, August 30

Colombia's president says a key leader of the dissident factions of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces has been killed during a military operation

7:57 AM on Sunday, August 30

Members of the Polish special forces are taking part in an exercise that simulates moving through enemy lines and launching a drone strike on a key enemy location

1:39 AM on Sunday, August 30

Iceland's voters have rejected a referendum to restart negotiations to join the European Union

10:00 PM on Saturday, August 29

The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has sailed past Singapore as it heads home

9:47 PM on Saturday, August 29

Guinea-Bissau is voting in a referendum to decide on granting new presidential powers

3:06 PM on Saturday, August 29

President Donald Trump says he will attend the Presidents Cup matches next month near Chicago as the honorary chairman

9:22 AM on Saturday, August 29

There's a lot that's not immediately clear about President Donald Trump's deal giving the United States a stake in Venezuela’s vast oil reserves